Here's some. Never seen one, except my old brake pipe spanner !!

The nuts on the front of the propshaft to IRD bolts are best fit for 1/2 inch AF. Also the TD4 aux belt tensioner is 15/16 inch AF. 24mm is loose and hurts your knuckles when it slips off !! Can you get 6 sided ring spanners ??

Ever since I got my 2003 TD4 Sport, the turbo lets out a growl or a rasping noise when it is working, say when the car changes down on a hill and the turbo comes in again. At 53k miles, I didn't think it was a turbo bearing, now at 68k it has got neither worse nor better!! Figured if it was a...

And leaves them on for a while after starting too. Stick a voltmeter on one..it is interesting.

Can do whatever date people want. Be good if weather was fine. Do you go on holiday for the entire school holidays?

There is summat to increase the county division !! I know, let's go pasties 🫡

Got 3 phase, should get him home again 🫢

Been thinking..... If I proposed Saturday 26th July, could folks let me know how many people might be interested?? Long distancers could pitch a tent overnight. Could organise a port a loo and refreshments. All depends on the interest. It would be a park up, chat, exchange ideas, social...

Thanks for all the info. As above, oil in bores puts compression back to where it should be so worn bores or broken and worn rings I guess. Today, loosened off all the bits to come off ready. Drained all fluids, removed everything that I could to still keep it movable and drove it out of the...

Happy to donate use of a field if North Devon suits anyone. Date by agreement !! About 25 mins from M5 JCN 27. As it's a field you'd need a 4x4 🤭

Have a good spare engine in stock so not too worried. If a garage have written the engine off I am more hopeful it isn't too bad ! Love the finding out bit ! I'll extract what info I can but have a feeling the seller is not the owner who would know about the failure.

TD4 is 6.8 Litres with filter.

MOT history says all is mostly well. Know nothing of engine failure details but have a spare !! Would be rare for a TD4 to destruct unless turbo has caused run away. Paid about the price of tyres on it so worth a shot.

Apparently, but we'll see ! Picking up tomorrow.

Powder coat seems to be the way to go. Remember to either go for black centre caps or get them colour matched.

Why did engine on or off affect this??

Good stuff. Shows new, known manufacturer's components can still let you down. Glad it's sorted.

Yep, been living near the seaside !! That's why it is donating its goodies before being recycled !! Not a single like for April 1st. ☹️

Absolutely free way to lift suspension. Take all unnecessary components off and up it goes ! Biggest difference was made when the insulation tape was taken off the wiring loom. Have a great DAY 👍 See photos. .

It can be done. Undo hub nut. Loosen trailing arm to hub bolt. No need to do more than a couple of turns. Undo and remove trailing arm to chassis bolt and let arm hang. Undo lower arm to subframe bolts x2. Unbolt handbrake cable clip to subframe to allow slack. Hub then pulls out enough to get...